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The past week belonged to individual stocks as the Nifty took a breather, closing with a small loss of 0.45 percent at 8,538. A host of stocks related to defence, railways and power ancillaries hogged the limelight on hopes of huge order flows. Jewellery stocks rallied after the government relaxed gold import norms.

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The truncated week which opened after a five-day vacation was in a sombre mood except on Thursday, when markets bounced back due to a dovish Fed commentary. Friday again saw a correction, with the Nifty closing the week at 7860, down 1.07 percent.